cssauth.exe
Client Security Solution by Lenovo (United States) Inc. (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of cssauth.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.20.0015.00. cssauth.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 2.58 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Lenovo (United States) Inc. by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Client Security - Password Manager from Lenovo. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0005% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 8.32 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 10.29 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 2.94 KB per minute for reads and 3 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is cssauth.exe?
cssauth is part of Client Security Solution is designed to help you protect PC-based computing assets. These assets include the PC itself, confidential data on the PC and the company network. Client Security Solution s only compatible with Lenovo Rescue and Recovery.
 Details
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| File name: | cssauth.exe |
| Publisher: | Lenovo Group Limited |
| Product name: | Client Security Solution |
| Description: | cssauth |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\lenovo\client security solution\cssauth.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Lenovo (United States) Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, April 16, 2006 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Client Security Solution.)
ThinkVantage Password Manager allows users to save passwords for Web sites and Windows applications, and subsequently auto-fills those passwords when the user visits those Web sites or logs on to the ...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of cssauth.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'cssauth' → "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Client Security Solution\cssauth.exe" silent
All file variations of cssauth.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
83.33% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
16.67% |
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Distribution by country
BG installs about 83.33% of Client Security Solution.
